West Platte’s boys cross-country team earned its first state trophy since 2013 with a third-place finish Friday at the MSHSAA Class 2 Championships at Gans Creek in Columbia.
The Blue Jays scored 134 points, trailing champion Springfield Catholic’s 69 and runner-up Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience’s 125. Charles Trease placed third in 15 minutes, 56.2 seconds, while Collin Frederick finished 10th in 16:31.6. Both earned all-state medals.
Zachary Carletti placed 69th in 17:38.6, followed by Samuel Miller in 70th at 17:39.9 and Camden Frederick in 82nd at 17:50.2. Lochlan Bailey finished 118th in 18:32.6, and Michael Deffet was 119th in 18:33.1.
West Platte’s girls placed 16th with 328 points. Charlotte Gillis led the Blue Jays, finishing 42nd in 20:47.3. Hana Hoover placed 100th in 22:16.2, Avery Reber was 111th in 22:25.2, Jersey O’Neal finished 143rd in 23:22.6 and Marsali Mullens placed 159th in 24:51.4.











